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Lee Anne Harding lives in one of the two buildings that had to be evacuated.

"(I) Actually got a knock on the door about 8:30 this morning, and it was a lot of knocks. And when I opened the door, it was a police officer," she said.

Harding said it was clear that she had to go. She waited in the complex's main office while officers investigated.

Authorities said they used a robot to safely remove the "basic" explosive device.

Harding said it all happened very quickly.

"I just had my pajamas on and walked over there. I didn't even have my purse or anything, so kind of scary," she said.

Harding and other residents eventually were allowed to return to their apartments. She said she'll be watching her surroundings a little more now.

"Unfortunately, you never know who your neighbors are," she said.

The incident led to an attempted murder arrest warrant being obtained for Clinton Poores, 43. Court records show that the attempted murder charges trigger a probation violation in a domestic violence strangulation/suffocation case for which he was indicted by a grand jury in February.

Court records indicate that the explosive device was placed on the apartment door of the daughter of his estranged common-law wife, who had filed for divorce from Poores last week.

Shortly before 6 p.m., the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit said Poores was arrested in Mississippi.

"Currently, investigators are still out right now, conducting search warrants," Captain Gary Hood said. "So, the investigation is still continuing."